March 2025 Current Affairs Quiz: 100 MCQs with Answers

 

National News

  1. What is the new Minimum Support Price (MSP) for raw jute for the 2025-26 marketing season?
    A) ₹5,200 per quintal
    B) ₹5,650 per quintal
    C) ₹5,750 per quintal
    D) ₹6,000 per quintal
    Answer: C) ₹5,750 per quintal

  2. Sarla Aviation unveiled India’s first eVTOL air taxi. What is its name?
    A) Prithvi
    B) Vimana
    C) Shunya
    D) SkySwift
    Answer: B) Vimana

  3. Which state launched the ‘Trinetra app 2.0’ to revolutionize crime prevention?
    A) Rajasthan
    B) Uttarakhand
    C) Uttar Pradesh
    D) Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh

  4. The Rajasthan government decided to distribute free seeds of which crops to farmers?
    A) Wheat and Rice
    B) Millets and Coarse Grains
    C) Pulses and Oilseeds
    D) Cotton and Sugarcane
    Answer: B) Millets and Coarse Grains

  5. The first International Conference on Carbon Markets-Prakriti was held in which city?
    A) Mumbai
    B) New Delhi
    C) Bangalore
    D) Kolkata
    Answer: B) New Delhi

  6. Which state became the first in Northeast India to distribute property cards under the SVAMITVA scheme?
    A) Assam
    B) Arunachal Pradesh
    C) Manipur
    D) Mizoram
    Answer: B) Arunachal Pradesh

  7. The Pangsau Pass International Festival 2025 was celebrated in which state?
    A) Nagaland
    B) Arunachal Pradesh
    C) Meghalaya
    D) Manipur
    Answer: B) Arunachal Pradesh

  8. Which state became the first in India to pass a law establishing a commission for senior citizens?
    A) Maharashtra
    B) Tamil Nadu
    C) Kerala
    D) Karnataka
    Answer: C) Kerala

  9. The Tamil Nadu government declared the Kasampatty (Veera Kovil) Sacred Grove as its second Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS). It is located in which district?
    A) Coimbatore
    B) Dindigul
    C) Erode
    D) Krishnagiri
    Answer: B) Dindigul

  10. The Flamingo Festival 2025 was held at which bird sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh?
    A) Kolleru Bird Sanctuary
    B) Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
    C) Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
    D) Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary
    Answer: B) Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary

International News

  1. On which date did Firefly Aerospace become the first commercial company to successfully land on the Moon with no technical issues?
    A) 1 March 2025
    B) 2 March 2025
    C) 3 March 2025
    D) 4 March 2025
    Answer: B) 2 March 2025

  2. When was the woolly mice de-extinction by Colossal Biosciences made public?
    A) 2 March 2025
    B) 4 March 2025
    C) 6 March 2025
    D) 7 March 2025
    Answer: B) 4 March 2025

  3. What date did Sudan file a genocide complaint against the UAE at the ICJ?
    A) 3 March 2025
    B) 5 March 2025
    C) 8 March 2025
    D) 10 March 2025
    Answer: B) 5 March 2025

  4. Which date marks the start of reported mass killings in Syria’s Alawite region?
    A) 6 March 2025
    B) 7 March 2025
    C) 8 March 2025
    D) 9 March 2025
    Answer: C) 8 March 2025

  5. When were the Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Turin?
    A) 8–15 March 2025
    B) 8–17 March 2025
    C) 9–17 March 2025
    D) 10–18 March 2025
    Answer: B) 8–17 March 2025

  6. On which date did Canada’s Liberal Party choose Mark Carney as its leader?
    A) 8 March 2025
    B) 9 March 2025
    C) 11 March 2025
    D) 12 March 2025
    Answer: B) 9 March 2025

  7. Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the ICC on what date?
    A) 9 March 2025
    B) 10 March 2025
    C) 11 March 2025
    D) 13 March 2025
    Answer: C) 11 March 2025

  8. Which train was hijacked in Pakistan on 11 March 2025?
    A) Karakoram Express
    B) Jaffar Express
    C) Khyber Express
    D) Tezgam Express
    Answer: B) Jaffar Express

  9. Approximately how many died in the Jaffar Express hijacking incident?
    A) 50
    B) 60
    C) 64
    D) 70+
    Answer: C) 64

  10. What major action did Israel commence on 18 March 2025, ending the Gaza ceasefire?
    A) Naval blockade
    B) Operation Might and Sword—air + ground strike
    C) Cyberattack
    D) Diplomatic withdrawal
    Answer: B) Operation Might and Sword

Science and Technology

  1. What is AMRSense?
    A) A robotic surgical system
    B) An AI tool for real-time insights into antibiotic resistance
    C) A new antibiotic drug
    D) A medical imaging device
    Answer: B) An AI tool for real-time insights into antibiotic resistance

  2. Which two institutions developed AMRSense?
    A) AIIMS and ISRO
    B) IIIT-Delhi and ICMR
    C) IIT Bombay and DRDO
    D) NITI Aayog and WHO
    Answer: B) IIIT-Delhi and ICMR

  3. In which field is AMRSense expected to have a major impact?
    A) Space exploration
    B) Environmental conservation
    C) Healthcare and disease management
    D) Financial technology
    Answer: C) Healthcare and disease management

  4. What is the name of the megaphone-shaped space telescope that NASA is launching?
    A) James Webb Space Telescope
    B) Hubble Space Telescope
    C) SPHEREx
    D) Chandra X-ray Observatory
    Answer: C) SPHEREx

  5. What does SPHEREx stand for?
    A) Spectro-Photometer for History of Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer
    B) Space Physics Heliospheric Explorer
    C) Spectral Photometry for Exoplanet Research and Exploration
    D) Solar Probe for Heliospheric and Extra-Galactic Research
    Answer: A) Spectro-Photometer for History of Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer

  6. What is the primary aim of the SPHEREx mission?
    A) To study Mars’ surface composition
    B) To explore the formation of the universe, galactic evolution, and life-forming molecules in the Milky Way
    C) To observe black holes at the center of galaxies
    D) To analyze the climate of exoplanets
    Answer: B) To explore the formation of the universe, galactic evolution, and life-forming molecules in the Milky Way

  7. Which rocket will carry SPHEREx into space?
    A) NASA’s Artemis I
    B) SpaceX Falcon 9
    C) Blue Origin New Shepard
    D) ISRO’s PSLV
    Answer: B) SpaceX Falcon 9

  8. Which company launched its latest AI model “Qwen2.5-0mni-7B” that processes text, images, audio, and videos?
    A) Baidu Inc.
    B) Alibaba Cloud Holding Ltd.
    C) Toshiba Inc.
    D) Tencent Holdings Ltd.
    Answer: B) Alibaba Cloud Holding Ltd.

  9. Where was India’s first CSIR Mega Innovation Complex inaugurated?
    A) Bengaluru
    B) New Delhi
    C) Mumbai
    D) Hyderabad
    Answer: B) New Delhi

  10. Which Indian startup is partnering with Google to tackle CO2 emissions?
    A) Varaha
    B) Agnikul Cosmos
    C) Skyroot Aerospace
    D) Pixxel
    Answer: A) Varaha

Banking and Economy

  1. The Reserve Bank of India infused ₹76,000 crore into the banking system through which type of auction?
    A) Fixed Rate Repo
    B) Open Market Operations (OMO)
    C) Variable Rate Repo (VRR)
    D) Term Auction Facility
    Answer: C) Variable Rate Repo (VRR)

  2. Which fintech firm received RBI approval to operate as a Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB)?
    A) Razorpay
    B) PayU
    C) Skydo
    D) Instamojo
    Answer: C) Skydo

  3. IDFC FIRST Bank and RuPay introduced a new secured credit card. What is its name?
    A) FIRST ELITE
    B) FIRST REWARD
    C) FIRST EA₹N
    D) FIRST POWER
    Answer: C) FIRST EA₹N

  4. According to the Union Budget 2025-26, what is the proposed tax share for states?
    A) 40%
    B) 39%
    C) 43%
    D) 42%
    Answer: A) 40%

  5. The Reserve Bank of India announced that what percentage of ₹2,000 notes have been returned to banks?
    A) 95%
    B) 98.08%
    C) 99.07%
    D) 100%
    Answer: B) 98.08%

  6. On which date did Indian OIS markets begin pricing in RBI rate cuts for FY26?
    A) 25 March 2025
    B) 26 March 2025
    C) 27 March 2025
    D) 28 March 2025
    Answer: B) 26 March 2025

  7. The Government of India discontinued which components of the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) effective March 26, 2025?
    A) Short-Term Gold Deposits
    B) Medium-Term and Long-Term Government Deposit (MLTGD)
    C) Gold Savings Account
    D) Gold Bond Scheme
    Answer: B) Medium-Term and Long-Term Government Deposit (MLTGD)

  8. Under the Gold Monetisation Scheme, banks may continue offering Short-Term Gold Deposits with a duration of:
    A) 1-6 months
    B) 6-12 months
    C) 1-3 years
    D) 1-5 years
    Answer: C) 1-3 years

  9. Which organization approved the enhanced Certificate of Origin (eCoO) 2.0 system?
    A) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
    B) Export Promotion Council (EPC)
    C) Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
    D) Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO)
    Answer: C) Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)

  10. Which insurance company launched the cyber insurance product ‘CyberEdge’?
    A) Tata AIA
    B) HDFC ERGO
    C) ICICI Lombard
    D) Tata AIG
    Answer: C) ICICI Lombard

Sports

  1. Which country will host the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025?
    A) Russia
    B) USA
    C) India
    D) China
    Answer: C) India

  2. The Khelo India Winter Games 2025 will be held in which two Union Territories?
    A) Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
    B) Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
    C) Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
    D) Manipur and Mizoram
    Answer: A) Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

  3. Where was the UTT 86th Senior National and Inter-state Table Championship 2024 held?
    A) Bhopal
    B) Surat
    C) Mumbai
    D) New Delhi
    Answer: B) Surat

  4. Who became the youngest player ever in the IPL in 2025?
    A) Vaibhav Suryavanshi
    B) Riyan Parag
    C) Yashasvi Jaiswal
    D) Tilak Varma
    Answer: A) Vaibhav Suryavanshi

  5. The Indian Air Force is set to participate in Exercise INIOCHOS-25, hosted by which country?
    A) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
    B) Greece
    C) France
    D) Russia
    Answer: B) Greece

  6. Boris Spassky, who passed away in March 2025, was associated with which sport?
    A) Badminton
    B) Boxing
    C) Wrestling
    D) Chess
    Answer: D) Chess

  7. Which organization launched the ‘Global Specs 2030’ initiative?
    A) UNICEF
    B) World Bank
    C) World Health Organisation
    D) Google
    Answer: C) World Health Organisation

  8. Who inaugurated the Handloom conclave Manthan?
    A) Narendra Modi
    B) Giriraj Singh
    C) Piyush Goyal
    D) Smriti Irani
    Answer: B) Giriraj Singh

  9. The 37th Kathak Mahotsav 2025, featuring the world’s first-ever Kathak Literary Festival, concluded in which location?
    A) New Delhi
    B) Lucknow
    C) Jaipur
    D) Varanasi
    Answer: A) New Delhi

  10. Which institution won the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2025?
    A) NDMA
    B) INCOIS
    C) NDRF
    D) IMD
    Answer: C) NDRF

Environment and Wildlife

  1. Minervarya ghatiborealis, discovered in March 2025, belongs to which species?
    A) Spider
    B) Ant
    C) Frog
    D) Snake
    Answer: C) Frog

  2. Where was the new frog species Minervarya ghatiborealis discovered?
    A) Western Ghats, Kerala
    B) Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra
    C) Eastern Ghats, Odisha
    D) Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
    Answer: B) Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra

  3. Rushikulya River, recently in news, flows through which state?
    A) Odisha
    B) Karnataka
    C) Jharkhand
    D) Bihar
    Answer: A) Odisha

  4. Why was entry restricted along a 5-km stretch near the Rushikulya river mouth?
    A) To protect Olive Ridley turtle eggs
    B) To prevent illegal fishing
    C) To conserve mangrove forests
    D) To monitor water pollution
    Answer: A) To protect Olive Ridley turtle eggs

  5. Which organizations launched Mission 300 to provide electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa?
    A) World Bank and United Nations
    B) African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank
    C) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and European Union
    D) None of the Above
    Answer: B) African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank

  6. What is the goal of Mission 300?
    A) To provide clean water to 300 million people
    B) To electrify 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030
    C) To plant 300 million trees
    D) To educate 300 million children
    Answer: B) To electrify 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030

  7. The Ken-Betwa link canal passes through which national park?
    A) Bandhavgarh National Park
    B) Kanha National Park
    C) Panna National Park
    D) Satpura National Park
    Answer: C) Panna National Park

  8. When did communal violence erupt in Nagpur over Aurangzeb’s tomb removal?
    A) 15 March 2025
    B) 16 March 2025
    C) 17 March 2025
    D) 18 March 2025
    Answer: C) 17 March 2025

  9. How many were injured and killed in the Nagpur unrest?
    A) 30+ injured, 1 killed
    B) 20+ injured, 2 killed
    C) 50+ injured, 3 killed
    D) 10+ injured, none killed
    Answer: A) 30+ injured, 1 killed

  10. What magnitude was the Myanmar earthquake prompting Operation Brahma?
    A) 7.4
    B) 7.7
    C) 8.0
    D) 8.2
    Answer: B) 7.7

Important Days and Awards

  1. What is the theme for the International Day of Education 2025?
    A) Education for All
    B) AI and Education: Preserving Human Agency in a World of Automation
    C) Digital Learning for the Future
    D) Knowledge Without Borders
    Answer: B) AI and Education: Preserving Human Agency in a World of Automation

  2. When was World Leprosy Day celebrated in 2025?
    A) 23 Jan
    B) 24 Jan
    C) 25 Jan
    D) 26 Jan
    Answer: D) 26 Jan

  3. How many children were awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025 by President Droupadi Murmu?
    A) 15
    B) 17
    C) 18
    D) 20
    Answer: B) 17

  4. How many individuals were honored with the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2025?
    A) 4
    B) 5
    C) 7
    D) 6
    Answer: C) 7

  5. Which brand was ranked as the most valuable Indian brand in the 2025 Brand Finance Global 500 report?
    A) Reliance
    B) Tata Group
    C) Infosys
    D) HDFC
    Answer: B) Tata Group

  6. Who became the first woman Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU?
    A) Najma Akhtar
    B) Radha Sharma
    C) Uma Kanjilal
    D) Gautami Sharma
    Answer: C) Uma Kanjilal

  7. Jitendra Pal Singh was appointed as India’s new Ambassador to which country?
    A) United States of America
    B) Israel
    C) France
    D) Germany
    Answer: B) Israel

  8. Who was elected as the new chairman of the Indian Banks Association (IBA)?
    A) Rajinder Kohli
    B) Challa Sreenivasulu Setty
    C) Rahul Bhave
    D) Sunil Kakkar
    Answer: B) Challa Sreenivasulu Setty

  9. Who became the first Indian-American and Hindu Second Lady of the United States?
    A) Kamala Harris
    B) Usha Vance
    C) Nikki Haley
    D) Pramila Jayapal
    Answer: B) Usha Vance

  10. Which project, announced by Donald Trump, is considered the largest AI infrastructure initiative in history?
    A) AI NextGen
    B) Stargate AI
    C) FutureTech AI
    D) Quantum Leap AI
    Answer: B) Stargate AI

Miscellaneous

  1. What is the name of the first global treaty adopted by WHO for tobacco control?
    A) Global Tobacco Regulation Act
    B) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
    C) International Pact on Smoking Reduction
    D) Tobacco Eradication and Control Treaty
    Answer: B) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

  2. What does AWBI stand for?
    A) Animal Welfare and Biodiversity Initiative
    B) All-India Wildlife Board Institute
    C) Animal Welfare Board of India
    D) Association for Wildlife and Biodiversity in India
    Answer: C) Animal Welfare Board of India

  3. In which year was the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) established?
    A) 1950
    B) 1960
    C) 1962
    D) 1975
    Answer: C) 1962

  4. AWBI was established under which act?
    A) Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
    B) Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
    C) Environment Protection Act, 1986
    D) Indian Forest Act, 1927
    Answer: B) Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960

  5. Where is the headquarters of AWBI located?
    A) New Delhi
    B) Mumbai
    C) Chennai
    D) Faridabad, Haryana
    Answer: D) Faridabad, Haryana

  6. Which country conducted the ‘Drone Prahar Exercise’ to test drone technologies in combat zones?
    A) China
    B) Russia
    C) USA
    D) India
    Answer: D) India

  7. Who has established the COP-33 cell to host the 2028 UN Climate Summit?
    A) Germany
    B) Russia
    C) India
    D) Brazil
    Answer: C) India

  8. Which country is constructing its largest nuclear power plant, Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5?
    A) India
    B) Pakistan
    C) Iran
    D) China
    Answer: B) Pakistan

  9. The CDSCO Sugam Portal was enhanced for which purpose?
    A) Drug approvals
    B) Clinical trials
    C) Patents
    D) Imports
    Answer: B) Clinical trials

  10. On which date did the Beledweyne hotel attack in Somalia occur?
    A) 10 March 2025
    B) 11 March 2025
    C) 12 March 2025
    D) 13 March 2025
    Answer: B) 11 March 2025

  11. How many fatalities resulted from the Beledweyne attack?
    A) 18+
    B) 20+
    C) 21+
    D) 25+
    Answer: C) 21+

  12. On which date did India launch ‘Operation Brahma’ to aid Myanmar earthquake victims?
    A) 26 March 2025
    B) 27 March 2025
    C) 28 March 2025
    D) 29 March 2025
    Answer: C) 28 March 2025

  13. How many casualties were reported in the Gaza Strip attack on 18 March 2025?
    A) ~400
    B) ~600
    C) ~855
    D) ~1200
    Answer: C) ~855

  14. Who was elected as the President of Belarus in 2025?
    A) Michel Martin
    B) Francois Barua
    C) Alexander Lukashenko
    D) NOT
    Answer: C) Alexander Lukashenko

  15. Which organization has launched the enhanced Certificate of Origin (eCoO) 2.0 system?
    A) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
    B) Export Promotion Council (EPC)
    C) Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
    D) Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO)
    Answer: C) Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)

  16. Which state in India launched a commission for senior citizens to ensure their protection and welfare?
    A) Maharashtra
    B) Tamil Nadu
    C) Kerala
    D) Karnataka
    Answer: C) Kerala

  17. The 37th Kathak Mahotsav 2025 concluded in which city?
    A) New Delhi
    B) Lucknow
    C) Jaipur
    D) Varanasi
    Answer: A) New Delhi

  18. Which country is hosting Exercise INIOCHOS-25, a multinational air exercise?
    A) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
    B) Greece
    C) France
    D) Russia
    Answer: B) Greece

  19. What is the name of the new frog species discovered in Maharashtra?
    A) Minervarya ghatiborealis
    B) Rana tigrina
    C) Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
    D) Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
    Answer: A) Minervarya ghatiborealis

  20. Which river in Odisha is a key nesting site for Olive Ridley turtles?
    A) Mahanadi
    B) Brahmani
    C) Rushikulya
    D) Baitarani
    Answer: C) Rushikulya

  21. Which company launched the ‘CyberEdge’ cyber insurance product?
    A) Tata AIA
    B) HDFC ERGO
    C) ICICI Lombard
    D) Tata AIG
    Answer: C) ICICI Lombard

  22. Which brand was ranked as the most valuable Indian brand in 2025?
    A) Reliance
    B) Tata Group
    C) Infosys
    D) HDFC
    Answer: B) Tata Group

  23. The Khelo India Winter Games 2025 will be held in which two Union Territories?
    A) Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
    B) Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
    C) Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
    D) Manipur and Mizoram
    Answer: A) Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

  24. Which country will host the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025?
    A) Russia
    B) USA
    C) India
    D) China
    Answer: C) India

  25. What is the duration of Short-Term Gold Deposits under the Gold Monetisation Scheme?
    A) 1-6 months
    B) 6-12 months
    C) 1-3 years
    D) 1-5 years
    Answer: C) 1-3 years

  26. Which state became the first in Northeast India to distribute property cards under SVAMITVA?
    A) Assam
    B) Arunachal Pradesh
    C) Manipur
    D) Mizoram
    Answer: B) Arunachal Pradesh

  27. Who became the youngest player in the IPL in 2025?
    A) Vaibhav Suryavanshi
    B) Riyan Parag
    C) Yashasvi Jaiswal
    D) Tilak Varma
    Answer: A) Vaibhav Suryavanshi

  28. Which project is considered the largest AI infrastructure initiative announced by Donald Trump?
    A) AI NextGen
    B) Stargate AI
    C) FutureTech AI
    D) Quantum Leap AI
    Answer: B) Stargate AI

  29. The Pangsau Pass International Festival 2025 was celebrated in which state?
    A) Nagaland
    B) Arunachal Pradesh
    C) Meghalaya
    D) Manipur
    Answer: B) Arunachal Pradesh

  30. Which organizations launched Mission 300 to electrify Sub-Saharan Africa?
    A) World Bank and United Nations
    B) African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank
    C) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and European Union
    D) None of the Above
    Answer: B) African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank

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